Say Goodbye to Summer

It looks like we're in the last days of summer. I'm so glad that I received my two garden gazing balls as a birthday gift from Mr. 2Wicked while there are still a few days left to enjoy them! Check out the picture of the garden gazing balls in my yard. I know you're thinking, "blah, blah, blah, we've all seen gazing balls before." But there is something very special about this gazing ball and its silver brother.

What makes these beauties so special is that they are "monkey proof." Yes, you heard me right - they're "monkey proof." This means they will likely last more than a week in my yard, unlike many (may they RIP) of their garden ornament predecessors, because they started out as bowling balls found at the thrift store!

Mr. 2Wicked says that making these beautiful and hardy gazing balls is fairly easy to do: First wash the balls and rough them up a little with some sandpaper. Wipe dust off. Spray with a primer (like Bullseye). Then coat with the color of paint that floats your boat. Like anything else you paint, you'll have to give it a couple of coats. The final touch is to put a couple of coats of high gloss sealer on them. There you have it: "Monkey Proof " gazing balls.

Thanks for the birthday gift Michael! Isn't this a great way to recycle and reuse old bowling balls? Hmmm, maybe we should do some Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose posts.
- Laurie